Words

8.6.14

– Be politically incorrect!

Be a rebel, in your own way, even going against other contemporary (so-called) revolutionaries……

– Just find something else to try out!

– Mohallas

– Instantaneity

– Nissim Mannathukkaren

– T.M. Krishna

– Prophets as ‘naysayers’!

– Building frustration tolerance through sports

– Robert Flaherty

– “The World Before Her”

– Eponymous

– Mythology/biblical Studies (ancient) » Theology (medieval) » Philosophy (modern) » Critical Theory (post-modern)

– Movies:

Eyes Wide Shut

Sex, guilt & death – where is love in all of this?? What does marriage mean in this context?

9.6.14

– Buck the trend!

– Headhunters

– Passion for the field, professional competence & social skills

– My self + my world + my GOD = my life

– I am almost 35 years old, & I don’t even know what I am going to do in the future……!  😦

– Think. Pray. Love.

– Philosophy as inter-cultural & trans-religious theology

– Post-modern Platonism

– Should I stay completely outside the system?

Should I collaborate with the system as a freelancer?

Should I get into the system?

System – church, academia, NGOs etc.

– Should/can I compromise my identity (contemplative, maverick, autodidact) in order to fulfill the mission to meet a genuine need (education, philosophy, spirituality) in society?

– Am I wasting my life/burying my talents?

– Should I stop all formal ministry – fortnightly small group meetings?

– Maybe freedom (from making a living) is not without its disadvantages, after all!

– But what about the ordinary/lay people who are not in academia/seminary – who will teach/guide them??

But I am never again going after people to help/serve, when they themselves are not motivated by concern for their own growth!

– Passive seeker

– Does the shepherd need the sheep?

– Spirituality + philosophy = theology!

– I will live, believe & love among few others now. After I die, my spirit (life, words, etc.) will spread and work in & through many more……!